King John Quotes

“to do good justice to his subjects.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“John was first required to swear a threefold oath,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“promising to protect and honour the Church,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“to abolish bad laws and replace them with good ones,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the few people who had been informed of the king’s injury,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Richard in his final days had named his brother as his heir.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“but prophesies that John will be a disaster.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Hubert Walter eventually defers to the Marshal’s judgement on the matter,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Even as John fervently hoped for news of some fatal encounter in the sands of Palestine, he must have feared that the spring would bring letters from his brother announcing the birth of a son.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“by the beginning of 1192 John must have been feeling marginalized.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“He began by orchestrating the downfall of the bishop of Durham,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“The bishop protested to the king and regained his liberty,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“But Longchamp recrossed the Channel at once and took immediate steps to tighten his grip on power.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“his was the most important and powerful dominion in Europe.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“By any measure”
― Marc Morris, King John